# 6.14. Can I get rid of the Trash/Templates/Autostart icons?

Yes. Simply edit $KDEDIR/bin/startkde and replace 'kfm' with 'kfm -w'. If this doesn't work, here's another way. Add the following lines to $HOME/.kde/share/config/kfmrc:

     [Paths]
     Trash=/home/me/Trash/
     Desktop=/home/me/Desktop
     Templates=/home/me/Templates/
     Autostart=/home/me/Autostart/

The effect is to take trash, templates, and autostart and put them into your home directory instead of your $HOME/Desktop directory. You will have to restart KDE, and you may have to delete the icons from the desktop the first time--be sure to move anything you have in autostart into $HOME/Autostart before deleting it from the desktop. And then you have a nice, clean desktop with no "My Computer" sort of look.